Betailor

/bɪˈteɪlər/ verb

Definition

To make into a tailor's garment; to fashion or fit precisely.

Etymology

From prefix 'be-' + 'tailor' (from Old French 'tailleur,' one who cuts). The verb means to shape or cut something precisely, as a tailor would.

Kelly Says

This delightful word shows how any noun could become a verb with 'be-' — if a tailor 'tailors' clothes, then to 'betailor' something is to treat it as a master tailor would, with precision and skill.

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